Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup uncooked ditalini pasta
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 cup chopped baby spinach
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- Kosher salt
- fresh cracked pepper
- chiffonade basil for garnish
Instructions
- Heat butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and a couple pinches of salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-6 minutes.
- Add garlic, Italian seasoning, and flour and cook, stirring frequently, for a couple minutes.
- Add a few splashes of chicken stock to the pot to deglaze the pan and scrape all the yummy bits off the bottom.
- Add uncooked ditalini, rotisserie chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, the remaining chicken stock, and a couple pinches of salt and pepper to the pot.
- Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente. Stir every minute or so to ensure that the pasta doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot.
- Add spinach, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and balsamic vinegar. Stir until the spinach is wilted and the cheese has melted.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and enjoy!
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Notes
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- Don’t overcook the pasta! Carefully check the pasta throughout the cooking process and pull the soup off once it’s just al dente.
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- Season moderately! Be sure to season with salt and pepper throughout the cooking process. This will go a long way in boosting the overall flavors of the soup!
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- Don’t skip the balsamic vinegar! My favorite way to amp up the flavors of any creamy soup is to add a splash of vinegar. It cuts through the richness and boosts all the other flavors. Substitute with white balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, or white wine vinegar.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of the soup
- Calories: 325
- Sugar: 4.7 g
- Sodium: 543.9 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.9 g
- Fiber: 1.3 g
- Protein: 21.5 g
- Cholesterol: 66.4 mg

